OAKLAND, CA - NOVEMBER 21: Andre Ward celebrates after defeating Mikkel Kessler of Denmark during their WBA Super Middleweight Championship Bout at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on November 21, 2009 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)

As ProBoxing-Fans.com completes the entire collection of 2012 boxing awards, it's also time to focus on the British fight scene. Right here, you'll find a round-up of the 2012 British boxing awards, including the top British fighter of the year, prospect of the year, fight of the year and more. Take a look.
British Fighter of the Year: Carl Froch
Credit: Lawrence Lustig
Beginning 2012, Carl Froch was considered by many to be entering the twilight of his career. Having negotiated a difficult hurdle of fights with world-class men during the course of the Super Six tournament, he completed his journey by being comfortably beaten by Andre Ward.
It wasn’t the way “The Cobra” envisioned going out so, at 34 going on 35, he accepted the daunting challenge of welcoming the undefeated Lucian Bute to his hometown of Nottingham. Froch admitted after the fight that he would have seriously considered retirement should he have lost.
He needn’t have worried. Froch proved the doubters wrong again ...

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